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Evening Standard Crossword July 23 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 23 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 130 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
WarningCAVEAT6Across1 EmphasiseSTRESS6Across1 Free ticket?SINGLE6Across1 ColonnadeARCADE6Across5 UnsuccessfulABORTIVE8Across7 A showplace for swimmersAQUARIUM8Across7 Have a fling before the match?TOSS4Across8 VotingPOLL4Across8 GreetingHELLO5Across9 Good question about getting nothing rightWORTHY6Across10 Israeli monetary unitSHEKEL6Across10 NutCASHEW6Across10 A number taking a weapon out of spiteMALICE6Across11 WheedleCAJOLE6Across11 LoiteredLAGGED6Across11 DissuadeDETER5Across12 Had some gateauxATE3Across14 DueOWED4Across14 ObtainGET3Across14 ChallengesDARES5Across16 Cleverly drew a birdWADER5Across16 ParchedDRY3Across17 A brief show of dissentDEMO4Across17 BereavementLOSS4Across17 TolerateBEAR4Across18 To get out of debt again, show a profitREPAY5Across19 Thin biscuitWAFER5Across19 JockeyRIDER5Across20 I say, what a jolly rhymeGOLLY5Across21 TruncheonBATON5Across21 AnimalHORSE5Across22 BeerLAGER5Across22 Guess about 550, dolefullySADLY5Across22 Be obstructive, making many go wrongCLOG4Across23 PalerFAINTER7Across23 CurveBEND4Across23 TwistSCREW5Across24 Joan's fanciful heroJASON5Across26 AlludeREFER5Across26 HerbBASIL5Across26 A natural food crusherBOA3Across28 Man's nameMEL3Across28 Seville, it may seem, can be right in Genoa!ORANGE6Across29 ScorchCHAR4Across29 Runs away to wedELOPES6Across29 FruitBANANA6Across30 Terribly sore about a cricket club's gameSOCCER6Across30 HealthyFIT3Across30 Norse godODIN4Across31 Received over a thousandTOOK4Across31 DeliberateMEASURED8Across32 After all, maybe a nice mergerALLIANCE8Across32 FruitDATE4Across32 Of birthNATAL5Across33 Consider a pool less than a merePONDER6Across33 Over thereYONDER6Across33 WriterAUTHOR6Across35 SpiteMALICE6Across36 NumberSEVEN5Across37 OgledLEERED6Across38 BeatDEFEAT6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DivisionSECTOR6Down1 Hand toolCHISEL6Down1 When revealed, cast out with a cry of painSHOWED6Down1 Has it a sort of hollow charm?GROTTO6Down2 ElicitsEVOKES6Down2 DaredRISKED6Down2 A simple note, say, to translateEASY4Down3 HighTALL4Down3 CastSHED4Down3 Like the look of a person dreaming of a vacation?FARAWAY7Down4 WidenBROADEN7Down4 StitchedSEWED5Down4 LesserMINOR5Down5 PassageALLEY5Down5 Brilliant twins coming to a bad endVIVID5Down5 BellowROAR4Down6 Colour of a clumber spanielUMBER5Down6 YieldsCEDES5Down6 FishermanANGLER6Down7 SurviveENDURE6Down8 DowelsPEGS4Down8 Vehicle of retrograde art, to manyTRAM4Down8 PermitLET3Down9 Haggard female?SHE3Down9 Song of MalayaLAY3Down12 Jam containerJAR3Down12 Instrument, possible collector's pieceCELLO5Down13 TransportationTRANSIT7Down13 DiscoverLEARN5Down13 AfterwardsLATER5Down15 Cathedral water suppliers?WELLS5Down15 SorceressWITCH5Down15 PostponeDEFER5Down16 DrilledBORED5Down18 Liver, kidneys, etc.OFFAL5Down18 Enigmatic composer of The Spanish rag?ELGAR5Down18 Fishing item used in shootingROD3Down19 AdvantageASSET5Down19 WitWAG3Down19 Carry on trade in laminated woodPLY3Down20 In favour ofFOR3Down20 Passage aboard shipGANGWAY7Down21 MenacingBALEFUL7Down21 UncookedRAW3Down21 Girl'sHER3Down22 Could be her French boySON3Down22 EdgeLIP3Down22 GenialBENIGN6Down23 Protective envelope used by businesses getting aheadCOCOON6Down23 Style and vigourELAN4Down24 ScribbleSCRAWL6Down24 The shortcoming of a left back who's lost his headLACK4Down24 ClankRATTLE6Down25 An elastic bandGARTER6Down25 Dealer in clothDRAPER6Down25 He has a name for bringing bad luckJONAH5Down26 SmilesBEAMS5Down26 ShortageFAMINE6Down27 She's evasive about having one leftSALLY5Down27 Of the sunSOLAR5Down27 InsaneMAD3Down28 ReiterateREPEAT6Down28 Somewhat boorish cry?BOO3Down28 Favourites up the paceSTEP4Down30 CorpseBODY4Down30 ManagedFARED5Down30 DomesticatedTAMED5Down31 NuzzleNOSE4Down33 ThroughfareLANE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.